Car-vestibule.



I Patented Aug, 6, l90l. C. C. HUDGES'G. E. G. CHICK CAR VESTIBULE. (Application filed Apr, 27, 1901.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES 7 PATENT OFFICE.

CORNELIUS CALIVE HODGES AND EDWARD G. CHICK, OF WATERTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS.

CAR-VESTIBU LE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters PatentNo. 680,146, dated August 6, 1901.

Application filed April 27,1901. Serial No. 57,705. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that we, CORNELIUS CALIVE HODGES and EDWARD G. CHICK, residing at WVatertown, in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Car- Vestibules; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Thisinvention relates to vestibules for electric cars; and it consists in the novel construction and combination of the parts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional plan view of the vestibule. Fig. 2 is a side view of the vestibule. Fig. 3 is an end view of the vestibule.

A is the end portion of a street-car. B is its platform, and 1) represents the steps.

C is a slidable door, which closes the end of the car in the usual manner.

D is the dashboard, secured at the rear of the platform, and d is the frame for the windows d above the dashboard. The windows 65' are formed to open in any approved manner.

E represents segmental sheet-metal hoods or casings built out from the dashboard, so as to provide chambers for the brake-handle and the power-handle to work in. These casings are provided with tops 6 and bottoms e, of cast metal, which are secured to the dashboard.

F represents curved sheet-metal extensionpieces at the sides of the dashboard. These extension-pieces have double curves and may be set to suit platforms which are of slightlydifferent measurement. Door-posts f are secured to the edges of the extension-pieces F.

G represents the vestibule door-jambs, secured one on each side of the car-door frame. vestibule-doors g are provided and are hinged to the jambs G by hinges g. When closed,- the vestibule-doors are arranged at an acute angle to each other, and when open these doors fold forward against the end of the car frame. v

This vestibule can be applied to cars nowin use and can be removed when not required.

What we claim is-= I 1. The combination, with the end platform of a car, and a car-door frame in the middle thereof; of a dashboard provided With rear? wardly-projecting hoods for the brake and power handles, double curved extensionpieces of flexible sheet metal at the sides of the dashboard, door-jambssecured to the cardoor frame, door-posts secured to the said ex tension-pieces, and vestibule-doors hinged to the said jambs and arranged at an acute angle with each other when closed against the said door-posts, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with the end platform of a car, and a door-frame in the middle thereof; of a dashboard extending around the rear part of the platform, double-curved exten sion-pieces of flexible sheet metal at the sides of the said dashboard,- and hinged vestibuledoors extending between the sides of the said car-door frame and the said extension-pieces and arranged at an acute angle with each other when closed, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof we affix our sigmatures in presence of two witnesses.

CORNELIUS CALIVE I-IODGES. I EDWARD G. CHICK. Witnesses:

FREDK. K. DAGGETT, ALICE J. MURRAY. 

